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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treating apparatuses lack effective methods for determining the timing and prioritization of notification information, leading to user confusion and inefficient display of multiple notifications.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treating apparatus with a controller that generates notification information based on external signals and internal states, allowing for controlled display on a user interface, prioritizing and timing notifications to ensure clear and timely communication to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple notification information are displayed simultaneously, then the user can recognize all notifications, but the user becomes confused and cannot prioritize important information
Solution Approach 1:
The notification information is segmented into multiple priority levels (first priority, second priority, third priority). The display portion selectively displays notifications based on their priority level and the current display state, rather than showing all notifications simultaneously. This segmentation allows important notifications to be prominently displayed while less important ones are displayed selectively or omitted, resolving the contradiction between completeness and user understanding.
2Quantity of substance
If all notification information is displayed at once, then the user receives complete information, but the display becomes cluttered and hard to read
Solution Approach 1:
The display portion dynamically adjusts its behavior based on the current display state and the priority level of incoming notifications. When in course execution state, only high-priority notifications are displayed. When in idle state, lower-priority notifications may be displayed. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain a clean display while still delivering appropriate notification information, resolving the contradiction between information volume and display complexity.
3Device complexity
If notification information is displayed without prioritization, then the display logic is simple, but important notifications may be lost among less important ones
Solution Approach 1:
The controller pre-establishes priority levels for different types of notification information before display. Each notification is categorized into first, second, or third priority based on its importance. This preliminary classification ensures that when multiple notifications are generated, the display portion can reliably prioritize critical information without complex real-time decision-making, resolving the contradiction between display logic simplicity and notification delivery reliability.
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AI summary
A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum provided inside the cabinet for accommodating laundry, a manipulation portion coupled to the cabinet for receiving a command for selecting or changing a course or an option for rotating the drum, a communicator provided inside the cabinet for receiving an external signal, a controller for inspecting the external signal or an internal state of the cabinet to generate notification information and a display portion for displaying the notification information to an outside.